Finally, it has also championed the fight against the abusive use of State funds. • In order to support the anti-corruption crusade, the Government of Benin set up a technical committee to formulate a national anticorruption campaign. The mission of this Committee is to identify priority actions to be implemented in the medium to long term in collaboration with the public services, private sector and civil society. • Two bills were submitted to Parliament, one on the repercussions of corruption and the other on illegal enrichment, in line with the directives of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA). • In 2006, the moralisation unit was dissolved but the AntiCorruption Observatory comprising of representatives of the civil service, civil society has continued its work. Incidentally, the date, 8th December has been identified as National Anti-Corruption Day as stipulated by Decree n°2006-773 of 31 December, 2006. The Observatory conducts sensitisation within the service on respect for public property. On 15 December, 2006, the Observatory sensitised officers within the Ministry of Justice on the dangers of this scourge. On 13 October, 2006, a study was launched with the assistance of the World Bank on Governance and Corruption in Benin in a bid to diagnose the attendant problems. In this light, forms were designed and distributed within the civil service. The findings of this study will be reviewed by Government to come up with appropriate measures to eradicate this phenomenon. - 21 -